Video Overview

In Perez v Sturgis, the Supreme Court made a stunning decision to up-end decades of law requiring parents to first bring student disability legal claims against districts through state-administered Due Process Hearings. Parents were not permitted to file ADA or Section 504 disability discrimination lawsuits in federal or civil courts until IDEA Due Process procedures were “exhausted.”

But no longer. In Perez, the Supreme Court ruled that parents may now go directly to federal court to seek money damages by asserting discrimination claims under the ADA or Section 504, regardless of whether IDEA Due Process is sought.

In this timely webinar exclusively designed for special education administrators, school law litigator and law professor, John Comegno, Esq., explains how this ruling impacts your legal exposure and what you can do about it. You’ll learn:

• Whether this surprising change in law exposes school administrators to individual, money damages?
• Should district special education and Section 504 procedures change in light of this new risk?
• When facing “dual track” claims, what must be addressed in mediation and settlement agreements?
• Practical suggestions to be immediately turn-keyed, to reduce school and administrator liability, today.